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Subj: 2009 CQ WW160 Meter Contest
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The 2009 CQ World-Wide
160 Meter Contest
CW: 2200Z January 23 to 2200Z January 25
SSB: 2200Z February 27 to 2200Z March 1
PLEASE NOTE: This year’s rules reflect several significant changes, so please
read
them closely. Here is a summary of the major changes:
1. The dates for the 2009 SSB contest are a week later than usual to avoid
conflict with
the ARRL DX Contest. This is a calendar anomaly and will return to the last
full weekend
in February in 2010.
2. The start and end times of the contests have been shifted two hours earlier
in response
to requests from the 160 contesting community.
3. The exchange for DX stations has been changed from RS(T) & country to RS(T)
and
CQ zone.
4. A new single-operator/assisted class has been added to permit the use of
clusters,
skimmers, etc.
5. A 40-hour maximum operating period has been added for multi-op entries.
6. Provisions have been added regarding remote operation.
I. OBJECTIVE: For amateurs around
the world to contact other amateurs in as
many U.S. states, Canadian provinces,
and countries as possible utilizing the 160
meter band.
II. BAND USE: 1800–2000 kHz. All
entrants are encouraged to spread out as
much as possible, obeying frequency
restrictions and power limits for their own
country.
III. CATEGORIES:
For all categories:
The main site is defined as all transmitters,
receivers, and antennas must be
located on the same contiguous property.
If the property is not contiguous, then
all equipment must fall within a 1500
meter radius. All antennas must be connected
by wires to the main station. This
rule applies to all entrants.
The use of any so-called “Chat Roomsö
via the internet or similar means for communication
between stations or operators
during the contest period is strictly prohibited.
Do not arrange or confirm QSOs
by any other means than the use of the
160 Meter band and the same mode as
used in the contest. Any such use may
result in disqualification at the discretion
of the committee. The use of self spotting
is not allowed in any category.
Remote operation is permitted under
the following conditions:
• The use of any receiver located away
from the main site is strictly prohibited.
• The use of a separate receiver at the
remote control location is prohibited.
• Any receiver linked via the Internet or
RF not physically located at the main site
is strictly prohibited.
• If the remote station is located in
another DXCC entity, it is required to comply
with all local country regulations.
Operating time: Each contest is 48
hours long and starts at 2200Z. Single
operator stations may only operate 30 out
of the 48 hours. Multi-Operator stations
may operate 40 hours. Off times must be
a minimum of 30 minutes in length for all
categories.
(A) Single Operator: One person performs
all of the operating, logging, and
spotting functions. Maximum operating
time is 30 hours. Passive spotting is NOT
allowed. (See definition of passive spotting
functions below.) Only one transmitted
signal is allowed at any moment in time.
Maximum power is 1500 watts total output
or the output power allowed by your country,
whichever is less.
(B) Single Operator/Low Power:
Same as (A) with the exception that the
output power shall not exceed 150 watts.
Stations in this category compete with
other Low Power stations only.
(C) QRP: Same as (A) with the exception
that the output power shall not exceed
5 watts. Stations in this category compete
with other QRP stations only.
(D) Single Operator Assisted: HIGH
POWER ONLY. Same as (A) with the following
exception: The use of passive
spotting IS allowed. (See definition of
passive spotting functions below.)
(E) Multi-Operator: HIGH POWER
ONLY. All rules apply as in Single Op
Assisted; however, more than one operator
(person) is involved in the operation.
Maximum operating time is 40 hours. Only
one transmitted signal is allowed at any
moment in time. Maximum power is 1500
watts total output or the output power
allowed by your country, whichever is less.
The use of passive spotting is allowed.
Passive Spotting is defined as (but
not limited to):
DX spotting nets or QSO alerting assistance
of any kind. Over-the-air nets or stations
that provide frequency and station
information.
Any device or person that provides frequency
and callsign information of any
station during the contest period. This includes
band skimmers or similar devices.
Passive spotting does NOT include band
scopes, SDR receivers, or the like, which
provide no information about the signal
other than its presence, which is allowed
in all categories.
IV. Exchange: RS(T) and state for
U.S., province for Canada, and CQ Zone
for DX. Note: Zones are location indicators
only and do not count for multipliers.
V. Multiplier:
U.S. States: (48 contiguous states);
U.S. District of Columbia (DC) (1)
Canadian Provinces: (14) VO1, VO2,
NB, NS, PEI (VY2), VE2, VE3, VE4, VE5,
VE6, VE7, VE8 (NWT), VY1 (YUK), VYØ.
DXCC plus WAE countries: WAE: IT,
GM (Shetland Islands), JW (Bear island),
TA1 (European Turkey), 4U1VIC, YU8
Kosova.
VI. Points:
Contacts with stations in own country:
2 points.
Contacts with other countries on same
continent: 5 points.
Contacts with other continents: 10
points
Maritime mobile contacts count 5
points. There is no multiplier value for a
maritime mobile contact.
VII. SCORING: All stations—the final
score is the result of the total QSO points
multiplied by the sum of all multipliers
(states, VE provinces, DX countries).
VIII. Awards: Certificates will be
awarded to the top scorers in each class
(see provisions under classes) by state,
Canadian area, and DX country. Runners-
up with high scores over 100,000
points may also receive certificates. The
trophies and donors for all categories can
be found on the official contest web site
CQ160.com. If you are interested in sponsoring
a plaque, please contact us at:
<questions@cq160.com>.
IX. Club Competition: Any club that
submits at least three logs may enter the
Club Competition. The name of the club
must be clearly identified under club competition
on the summary sheet, or summary
portion of the Cabrillo log. Please
make sure all entrants from your club
use the same club name (spelled the
same) in the Cabrillo entry. Non-compliance
with this request may result in your
score not being credited to your club’s
entry.
X. LOG INSTRUCTIONS:
The submission of Cabrillo Logs is
highly encouraged. Please submit CQ
WW 160 Meter Contest logs via e-mail to
<160CW@kkn.net> for CW and
<160SSB@kkn.net> for SSB. Logs are
requested to be in the Cabrillo file format.
You can view the current list of logs
received at <CQ160.com>.
Cabrillo format logs are received by a
log processing robot. If your log has been
submitted correctly, the robot will reply
with an e-mail containing a tracking (confirmation)
number. If there is a problem
with your log, the robot will send you an
error message containing suggestions for
how to fix your log. Read this e-mail carefully.
Most log submission problems are
minor and can be corrected in one pass.
Submit your log as many times as needed.
The last submitted log will be the version
that counts for your official entry.
Once you receive a tracking number, your
log has been accepted. Inquiries may be
sent to <questions@CQ160.com>.
Special request for competitive
entries: Wherever possible, the entrant is
asked to record and save an audio file of
the contest for review by the committee
when requested. Any type of audio format
is acceptable. This is only a request and
is not required for awards.
Be sure to send in paper and diskettebased
logs early to ensure receipt by the
deadlines. Unreadable paper logs will be
classified as check logs
XI. Penalties and Disqualification:
Logs will be cross-checked and penalties
will be applied at the committee’s discretion
for contacts determined to be bad or
busted. The bad QSO is removed and a
penalty of three more equivalent QSOs is
applied to the points only. No penalty
should be applied for unique QSOs unless
they are deemed excessive. A log may be
disqualified for violation of amateur radio
regulations, unsportsmanlike conduct, or
claiming excessive unverified contacts.
Report file outputs showing final score
calculations will be available for all entrants
after the results are published. The
decisions of the CQ WW 160 Contest
Committee are final.
XII. Deadline: Mailing deadline for CW
entries is February 28, 2009; for SSB entries
March 31, 2009. Mail all paper/disk
logs to: CQ 160 Meter Contest, 25 Newbridge
Road, Hicksville, NY 11801 USA.
Indicate CW or SSB on the envelope.
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